The conviction of Forza Nuova (FN)
national leader Roberto Fiore and the far-right party's Rome
chief Giuliano Castellino for their roles in a raid on the
headquarters of the CGIL trade union after an anti Green Pass
COVID health certificate protest in the capital in October 2021
"confirms that that action was not a simple episode of generic
violence with a fascist matrix, but a genuine assault on the
house of workers and the union that represents them", CGIL
general secretary Maurizio Landini said on Wednesday.
"Riding on the protest against the government's emergency
measures following the Covid-19 epidemic, the leaders of Forza
Nuova led some of the demonstrators to assault the CGIL as a
democratic symbol, causing serious disorder and the devastation
of the national headquarters," he added of the October 9, 2021
raid.
On Wednesday a Rome court handed Fiore a prison term of eight
years, six months, and Castellino went down for one month more
than that.
When the sentences were read out, a shout of "people like us
never give up" could be heard in the courtroom.
There were also shouts of "shame" outside the court and some
people did Fascist salutes.
Several other people had already been convicted over the raid in
fast-track trials.
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